"He said, 'Look man, I want you here,'" agent Cliff Brady said, per the Chicago Tribune. "Trestman told him, 'I have 10 different things I can do with you, come with us. Come here and we'll make it work.'"

The question is whether Lynch will remain in the quarterback room or move to another position. During the draft process, some scouts viewed him as an in-the-box safety, while others saw him as a short-yardage running back.

Bears general manager Phil Emery noted Lynch's running ability Saturday -- the Bears need a goal-line back after cutting Michael Bush. Lynch said he's willing to do whatever it takes to make the roster.

"Whatever I can do to help a team out, I'm willing to do," he told the Tribune. "I'll run down the field on special teams."

UPDATED: We didn't have to wait long for our answer. The Bears listed Lynch as a running back Sunday when they announced the signing.

The bulldozing runner could have a role as the sledgehammer to the new Matt Forte-Ka'Deem Carey duo. He should also play a part in special teams. Whereas other running college quarterbacks have insisted on remaining under center when they made the leap to the NFL, Lynch made the right move to the backfield.

At the NFL Scouting Combine, Lynch ran running back drills for scouts. Per NFL Media's research team, he had the third-fastest three-cone drill (6.55) of all running backs since 2003. Of course, he also would have had the sixth-slowest running back 40 time at 4.76.

You don't give Lynch the ball for his blazing speed, though. You give it to him to do this: